Dell Makes Canadian Acquisition

Dell announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vancouver's Make Technologies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Award-winning Make Technologies provides application modernization software and services that reduce the cost, risk and time required to re-engineer applications.

Make Technologies was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Vancouver. Make Technologies’ approximately 100 employees will be joining the Dell Services team.

"The combination of Make Technologies and Dell provides the market with a single vendor solution for any modernization activity and is an exciting step in expanding growth opportunities for our core application modernization software and services," said Bill Bergen, president and CEO Make Technologies, Inc. "Together, with Dell's global reach, scale and reputation for customer support, Make's methodology and tools will become even more accessible to more customers struggling with the dilemma that surrounds legacy environments."

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